1) Pretty sure SK has said before that he writes about things that scare him. He's not alone in that; it can be cathartic, and if nothing else the page is a place where you can state your fears safely/in a place of safety.
2) At the same time, don't do it - or stop doing it - if you find it has an adverse effect on your mental well-being.
3) If you're going to write (in any genre), you have to understand that there is nothing new under the sun. It's all been done before, at some point, and there is no copyright on ideas, only the way in which those ideas are expressed. Don't believe me? Have a look at how many westerns or serial killer novels there are. Same basic ideas, different takes expressed in a range of authorial 'voices'.
4) With that in mind, you do have to be aware of the 'Oh, they've just ripped off X' reaction. For example, I was halfway through a novel called 'Red Sector' when the Ray Liotta movie No Escape was released. I'd heard or read nothing about the plot, but when the launch trailer dropped I realised how similar the stories seemed...or at least, would seem to an audience despite the numerous, and often very large, differences. So 'Red Sector' went into a folder, to be completed much later. It's still in that folder now, twenty-some years later, even though I'll probably never finish it.
5) If after all that you decide you want to take the plunge, go for it, and I wish you the best of luck.
2) At the same time, don't do it - or stop doing it - if you find it has an adverse effect on your mental well-being.
3) If you're going to write (in any genre), you have to understand that there is nothing new under the sun. It's all been done before, at some point, and there is no copyright on ideas, only the way in which those ideas are expressed. Don't believe me? Have a look at how many westerns or serial killer novels there are. Same basic ideas, different takes expressed in a range of authorial 'voices'.
4) With that in mind, you do have to be aware of the 'Oh, they've just ripped off X' reaction. For example, I was halfway through a novel called 'Red Sector' when the Ray Liotta movie No Escape was released. I'd heard or read nothing about the plot, but when the launch trailer dropped I realised how similar the stories seemed...or at least, would seem to an audience despite the numerous, and often very large, differences. So 'Red Sector' went into a folder, to be completed much later. It's still in that folder now, twenty-some years later, even though I'll probably never finish it.
5) If after all that you decide you want to take the plunge, go for it, and I wish you the best of luck.
Oh, 6) Welcome to the board.
